Temptation on One Side, Poison on the Other

Taiyi once told him that to transform Blessed Land into Grotto-Heaven, one would need a supreme Supreme Treasure imbued with the Qiankun Laws.

Although this pearl isn't Supreme Treasure, it's at least Supreme-Grade Spirit Treasure, isn't it?

But if I were to take Huanglong as my disciple, wouldn't that immediately bring me into serious trouble with the Dragon Clan?

On one side is temptation, on the other is poison...

Wu Chu shook his head and said, "This matter is not urgent. Since you are here, you should recuperate here first! I understand the affairs between your Three Clans less and less."

Seeing that Wu Chu did not accept the Supreme-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure, Feng Hen breathed a sigh of relief, and then, following Wu Chu's lead, sighed softly.

Seeing this, Wu Chu said, "You little rascal, I don't believe you haven't asked your fifth uncle and your father similar questions. Tell me! What did they say?"

Feng Hen paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Although I did ask, I'm still young, and there are some things they're unwilling to explain to me. What can I do?"

"..."

And so, Wu Zhan and Little Yellow Dragon settled down on Purple Jade Mountain.

Wu Zhan went into seclusion to heal his injuries, while Little Yellow Dragon was taken care of by the Little Flower Fairies.

As the days went by and they became more familiar with each other, Little Yellow Dragon's enthusiastic and outgoing personality gradually came to the fore, and he would often run off to help the Little Flower Fairies with their chores.

This made Wu Chu even more suspicious that this Little Yellow Dragon might be the future Huanglong Zhenren, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals.

Born into the Dragon Clan, and also named Huanglong, with such a personality, it's hard for Wu Chu not to regard him as the infancy of the future Huanglong Zhenren.

Although it seems a bit early for Huanglong Zhenren to be born at this time, no one knows exactly when he was born.

Wu Chu was even more confused and could only silently speculate that when Huanglong Zhenren took on disciples in the Primordial Era, he may have already left the Dragon Clan and even had little to do with the Dragon Clan anymore.

Otherwise, when Nezha, a third-generation disciple of the Jade Void Palace, killed Ao Bing, the third prince of the East Sea Dragon King, wouldn't he have stood up and spoken up for the Dragon Clan?

Huanglong Zhenren was a penniless man and not well-liked by the Yuanshi Tianzun... If he had been well-liked by Yuanshi Tianzun, he wouldn't have been a penniless man.

Given the Yuanshi Tianzun's disdain for those born from wet eggs, there must be some hidden reason why he accepted Huanglong Zhenren.

Just like now, even though the Dragon Clan could easily protect him if they wanted to, Torch Dragon still sent him here, even going so far as to offer him a valuable treasure as a lure.

Wu Chu couldn't quite understand Torch Dragon's actions. Given his relationship with the Witch Clan, there was no need for Torch Dragon to use this method to bind him to the Dragon Clan!

If he accidentally gets caught up in this trap, can Houtu just stand by and do nothing?

The Witch Clan will also be implicated. Does Torch Dragon not foresee this?

If you could think of that, why did you do it?

Wu Chu lay in the Hot Spring, gazing blankly at the sky. In the distant horizon, clouds churned with the air currents, and magical light occasionally flashed.

"Why worry so much?" Yibao appeared on his shoulder, kicking her bare feet in the warm hot spring water, and said, "I've thought about it and think there are a few possibilities for why Torch Dragon did this. Do you want to hear them?"

"Tell me!"

"First of all, Torch Dragon may simply be trying to appease the severely injured Suijun. After all, losing his position as Suijun and his wife, he is bound to be resentful."

"Then what?"

"Secondly, it's also possible that Torch Dragon is trying to protect this Little Yellow Dragon, preventing it from being misled by other Little Yellow Dragon, or depriving other dragons of the opportunity to use the Little Yellow Dragon to blackmail that water lord. If that's the case, then the Dragon Clan race isn't very united."

"You've been watching too many palace dramas! I didn't watch many palace dramas before!"

"I'm analyzing this based on my experience with workplace struggles. Haven't you watched a lot of workplace dramas?" Yibao chuckled. "Workplace struggles are no less frequent than palace intrigues."

"Are there any other possibilities?"

"Hmm, there's another possibility. Perhaps that Suicune was seriously injured and might not be able to continue living, but he was afraid that Little Yellow Dragon would be bullied by his former rival, so he asked Torch Dragon to take care of him, and then Torch Dragon simply threw him here."

"Isn't this still a palace intrigue drama?!"

"There's another possibility: perhaps Torch Dragon thinks this Little Yellow Dragon has mediocre talent, and our Purple Jade Mountain has a cultivation method to solve this kind of problem..."

Wu Chu shook his head slightly, "I don't believe the Dragon Clan can't solve this kind of problem."

"Then, there's another possibility. Perhaps Torch Dragon wants you to help the Dragon Clan raise an outstanding offspring, and a young dragon with a still innocent mind is most easily influenced by us, while Huanglong's Fortune is quite good..."

"If he really is the future Huanglong Zhenren, then that's considered Fortune?"

Wu Chu almost burst out laughing.

Yibao, however, had a different opinion, shaking his head and saying, "Although that Huanglong Zhenren is indeed a penniless fellow and has suffered quite a few beatings, don't forget that he is still one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void, and he is cultivating under the Primordial Sect, which dislikes those who emerge from wet eggs, even though he is Dragon Clan in form. Don't forget that he is a disciple of Sage; how could his status be ordinary?"

Wu Chu thought about it and realized it made some sense. Although that guy was the least prestigious among the Twelve Golden Immortals, he was still one of them!

Frowning, Wu Chu suddenly said, "Yibao, do you think that if this Little Yellow Dragon really is that Yellow Huanglong Zhenren, then his future departure from the Huanglong Zhenren Dragon Clan, or even his severing of ties with the Dragon Clan, might be related to the attack on his father?"

Yibao shook her head. "It's hard to say, we don't know the details."

After thinking for a moment, Wu Chu nodded, and then asked, "If I take him as my disciple, is it possible for him to break away from the Dragon Clan like the future Huanglong Zhenren?"

"If this Little Yellow Dragon is indeed the future Huanglong Zhenren, then there's a possibility. But things are hard to say. Before becoming the disciple of the Yuanshi Tianzun, the original Huanglong Zhenren must have suffered a lot. Otherwise, how could he have severed ties with the Dragon Clan so easily? He might even have been bullied without the dragons caring about him, which is why he became disheartened..."

Yibao glanced at Wu Chu and said, "I think we should get our hands on that Primordial Spirit Pearl first. It's a Supreme-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure that Laws of the Dao of Qiankun of the universe." Yibao spoke with conviction, "Besides, if you're worried it will cause trouble for our Purple Jade Mountain, you can learn from Bodhi Patriarch!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Chu blinked, then smiled at Yibao, reached out his finger, and gave her a good rub on her little head. "Goodness, you little rascal, you're still so naughty!"

Yibao raised her little head, her face full of pride, completely taking Wu Chu's words as a compliment, which made Wu Chu chuckle.

Therefore, after Wu Zhan left the pass, Little Yellow Dragon became Wu Chu's Named Disciple.